Trialling the use of smartphones as a tool to address gaps in small-scale fisheries catch data in southwest Madagascar

Jeffers, Victoria F.; Humber, Frances; Nohasiarivelo, Thierry; Botosoamananto, Radonirina Lebely; Anderson, Lucy G.

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2018.10.040

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“…In the available literature, the oldest ODK article dates back to October 2009 [12] and the most recent to January 2019 [15]. The thirty articles selected explore several aspects of the ODK tool suite.…”

Section: Research Synthesis and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Open Data Kit: Mobile Data Collection Framework For Developing Countries

Bokonda¹,

Ouazzani-Touhami²,

Souissi³

2019

IJITEE

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To evaluate and improve the delivery of health care services and programs; to collect and share information on agro-biodiversity; to fill the gaps in the data of artisanal or industrial fisheries, the use of computer tools of data collection is a major asset. It is now obvious that most of these tools are difficult to use in developing countries. And this is because of the complexity of use, either because they are commercial solutions or simply because these tools require a stable internet connection. This study is the result of thorough research on Open Data Kit (ODK), a suite of tools fully compatible with the context of developing countries and fully open source software. This article traces the research work done for the design, implementation, and improvement of ODK. A description of the different ODK extensions that can be found in the literature is given in addition to the reasons that explain the success of ODK in developing countries. To highlight the utility of ODK, an analysis of the areas of use of ODK has been made. This analysis concludes that ODK is mainly used to improve the intervention effectiveness of health system agents in developing countries.

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Section: Research Synthesis and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…3 [30], [31], [32], [33], [34], [35], [36], [37], [38], [39], [15], [40], [41], [42], [43] Use case of ODK. 15…”

Section: Referencesmentioning

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Open Data Kit: Mobile Data Collection Framework For Developing Countries

Bokonda¹,

Ouazzani-Touhami²,

Souissi³

2019

IJITEE

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“…Smartphones and ICTs are increasingly recognized as a tool for participatory fisheries data collection with the potential to increase the accuracy of small-scale fisheries data, facilitating communities in achieving sustainable development, an improved quality of life and supporting the poor and excluded [5,53,54]. Where small-scale fisheries data is collected, it is often irregularly so [54] or fails to fully capture the characteristics and essence of small-scale fisheries [55,56].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the absence of reliable small-scale fisher data, researchers risk masking small-scale fisher importance by under-or overreporting resource availability which ultimately influences fisheries legislation [5]. In order to leverage this data effectively in support of transformation pathways, it is imperative that a systematic approach is adopted that examines the potential of ICTs to shift power relations in governance and market structures.…”

Section: Abalobi Ict4f Projectmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Yet, South African small-scale fisheries remain marginalized with the state chronically under-resourced and unable to adequately cater to their needs. Key reasons are that fishers commonly target low value species [3,4], fisher landing sites are remote and spread across multiple actors [5] making them difficult to manage, and South African fisheries is saddled with the legacies of Apartheid in which traditional fishers remain socio-economically marginalized [6][7][8].…”

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Toward Sustainability of South African Small-Scale Fisheries Leveraging ICT Transformation Pathways

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Though Internet and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been employed in small-scale fisheries (SSFs) globally, they are seldom systematically explored for the ways in which they facilitate equality, democracy and sustainability. Our study explored how ICTs in South African small-scale fisheries are leveraged towards value chain upgrading, collective action and institutional sustainability—key issues that influence small-scale fishery contributions to marine resource sustainability. We held a participatory workshop as part of ongoing research in the town of Lambert’s Bay, South Africa, in collaboration with small-scale fishers and the Abalobi ICT project. We mapped fisher value chain challenges and explored the role of ICT-driven transformation pathways, adopting Wright’s ‘Real Utopian’ framework as the lens through which to explore equality, democracy and institutional sustainability. We found Abalobi’s ICT platform had the potential to facilitate deeper meanings of democracy that incorporate socio-economic reform, collective action and institutional sustainability in South Africa’s small-scale fisheries. Where fishers are not engaged beyond passive generators of data, this had the potential to undermine the goals of increasing power parity between small-scale fisheries and other stakeholders.

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